Harness-saddle



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CHARLES I-IORNEYER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,627, dated April26, 1892 Application filed December 21, 1891. Serial No. 415,724. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES HORNEYER, of the city of St. Louis and Stateof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarness-Saddles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescrip tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in harness-saddles; and it consistsin the novel arrangement and combination of parts, as will be more fullyhereinafter described, and designated in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view looking from the bottomof a harnesssaddle constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on theline .r o; of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing one ofthe terret-rings and the means for attaching the same to the saddle withparts detached.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents my complete saddle, which iscomposed of the ordinary detachable parts and need not be minutelydescribed, the invention consisting, essentially, in the manner ofattaching the several detachable parts to the said saddle.

2 represents the metallic portion of the saddle, and 3 the leathercovering, which is secured to the said metallic portion by'thedetachable parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

4 represents the ordinary hook, which re ceives the rein leading fromthe bridle, and 5 a square projection or extension formed on the lowersurface of the same, or that surface which comes in contact with thesaddle. 6 represents a square opening formed in the median portion ofthe metallic part of the saddle, which receives the square extensionformed on the hook 4, preventing the same from turning.

7 represents the two rein-rings, which are partly of the ordinaryconstruction, through which the reins are adapted to pass, and 8 twometallic plates secured to the terminal ends of the saddle and providedwith rings or loops 9, through which rings or loops straps are passedfor completing the harness.

Referring back to the hook 4, 10 represents a screw, which passesthrough the entire sad dle, and the screw-threaded end of the samescrewed into a suitable screw-threaded opening formed in the extensions5, by which means the said hook is secured rigidly to the saddle.The'screws for connecting the various detachable parts, are similar inconstruction and provided with conical-shaped heads 11, as better shownin Fig. 4, and in order that the said heads may be flush with the undersurface of the saddle the holes through which the said screws pass arecountersunk, as shown at 12, Fig. 1.

The rein-rin gs 7 are each provided with a screw-threaded bore 13,intowhich the screws 11, as above described, are screwed, securing saidrings rigidly to the saddle.

The plates 8 are placed between the metallic portion 2 of the saddle andthe leather covering 3, and are united rigidly to the saddle by means ofthe screws 11, which hold the reinrings 7 to the saddle, premising,however, that the said screws are passed through suitable openingsformed in the said plate. In order that said plates may be secured morerigidly and prevented from lateral movement, screws 14 are passedthrough the metallic portion 2 of the saddle, the said plates, and theleather covering 3, and said screws held in their proper position bymeans of nuts 15, screwed upon the screw-threaded ends of the same, saidnuts being located upon the top of the saddle.

In order that the metallic portion 2 of the saddle may be of sufficientstrength, and yet light, said portion is thicker at its median portion16 and gradually tapers in thickness from said portion to the ends 17,of course bearing in mind that said inner surface of said metallicportion should conform, or nearly so, with the back of the horse.

A saddle constructed as above described will present a smooth undersurface. The heads 11 of the screws will secure the several parts to thesaddle, being flush with said under surface of said saddle and notprojecting and not liable to injure the back of the horse.

The detachable parts can easily be removed from the saddle, if sodesired, in a manner well known, and when the said parts are united asabove described they will be held rigidly to the said saddle.

In order to provide sufficient space between the upper surface of themetallic portion 2 of the saddle and the leather lining 3 for the plates8, a concave depression 18 is formed in said metallic portion of thesaddle at the ends of the same, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim is- Inaharness-saddle, the combination of the metallic portion, such as 2,having countersunk openings formed therein, hooks 4, having a squareextension 5, a square opening 6, formed in the said metallic portion, ascrewthreaded bore formed in the said extension 5 for receiving ascrew-threaded end and screw 10, rein-rings 7, having screw-threadedbores 13, screws adapted to pass through said saddle and into said boresfor holding the said ring to the saddle, plates 8, interposed betweenthe metallic portion 2 of the saddle and the leather covering 3, andscrews passing through the said saddle and the said plates for securingthe same to said saddle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES HORNEYER. Witnesses:

EWD. E. LANGAN, O. F. KELLER.

